It is not useful for the purposes of this article to speculate on the roots of this phenomenon but, whatever the reason, it is undeniably common nowadays to complain about the “two-party system.” The “two-party system” is everyone’s favorite bogeyman, everyone’s kneejerk justification for delegitimization. 3,627 more words

As Republicans and Democrats gird for a showdown over when and with whom to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the political question is which party will benefit from the battle. 159 more words

The US Primary Election is well under way, with voters in Iowa and New Hampshire having already cast their votes to decide who will represent the Republicans and the Democrats for the 2016 US Presidential Election. 432 more words